My brothers son is socially awkward, so I try to affirm everything except egregious wrongs as acceptable and ok. It matters in Asia, where being smart and wise are societal aspirations. Say someone has a different viewpoint, I try to point out it’s ok to have that viewpoint and to considwr other opinions and accept the challenge to their own. It helps him understand the other person as well as how his own opinion has merit and hes gradually coming around to accepting them and himself in the process.
My brothers son is socially awkward, so I try to affirm everything except egregious wrongs as acceptable and ok. It matters in Asia, where being smart and wise are societal aspirations. Say someone has a different viewpoint, I try to point out it’s ok to have that viewpoint and to considwr other opinions and accept the challenge to their own. It helps him understand the other person as well as how his own opinion has merit and hes gradually coming around to accepting them and himself in the process.